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Ci.ty Council <br />n~r; l 2s, t9f34. <br />11u<inet Power <br />Vari.ance <br />Request <br />~~;enda <br />ICem M1o. 7 <br />Mre llan;on opened the pub7.i.c hearin~ on the t3iidPCt Po~aer request <br />£or tnree varinnces and a coi2di.tzonal use permi.t Eor of~~-site <br />paric i.n~, <br />T4rs. Scal.zc st:ated t~at she did not understand 1104~ Che Pl.annin~ <br />Comini_ssion cxn nrarit a vaei.ance without staC-inp a re~ison for cloing <br />so. 'Lhere must be a rea.son f:or a vari.ance bein~; ~rantecl. '1'he~ <br />ord:i.nance. is very specific about thi_,. P~(rs. Scalze sungested that <br />tl~ie requ2st be se.nt baclc to thc Plarin~ing Cornmi.ssi.on and they be <br />asked ,f;~or a reaaon f.or the varianc.e. <br />Ther~ *.oas no one present objecting to the request. <br />F'trs. Scal.zc pointed out that by b;,ranti.ng ~ vatr~~zlce wit:hout a re~ason, <br />thr Ci.ty cotild be onen ,For a La:asv.iC. Sca].ze sCaCed thst. the Ci.ty <br />cannot k~av<~ a dif,fc:rent: nnme plein for some peop].e and not for others, <br />ilrs. Scalze stated t.:hat she saw no reason that rnade the ~Su<1s~eC Po~ver <br />reque,t spec?al. that cvouLd erarxant a variance. <br />Nfr, Liclit sCaCed Chat ~Se 'Planninf; Cb~.nni.ss:i_on fe1C th~t the site plan <br />was a wor',<ab].e so7.uti.on. 'I'he Cornm~.i.ssion atte^roted to look at other <br />sol.uti.ons, bat there !~aere none. <br />7'he Pl.anner reported t:l~~at l1e ~unnest.ed to thE~ Commi.s>i.on Cl~iat ~iF <br />tPii.s si.tuation ~~~as appl:i.cable t.o t.l~c c~~hole City, then <~n ordi.nanc~ <br />amcndment should br-_ conszderect. <br />T1r,. Scal.ze s[ated that: it see.ms th~at the City is rcvrardf.ng a b~id <br />situaCione Scal.zc st:~ited that s}xe hris a prob].em approving Ch~i_s <br />requcst Eor t4,iis re~son. <br />'fhc~ nlanner sta~ed tliac t11i.s is t:he opportune ti.me ,f:or con,:i.derati.on <br />rls t~ie l.case i., up eznd '3udgeC Powcr i., contemplztt.i.n~; purchasin.p, the <br />pronerC~. '['he ?'~lanner. statect thaC. tfi~ questi.on is if tl~ie site i_s <br />adequate for tae operati_on. <br />Mrs, Scalz~,e stat:ed C1iat she wotil.d like to see a soluCi.on to the <br />problem and wanted i3udget Power to be ah1.e to expand. <br />;~rs. D',ard~ini. oo~i.nted out t:hat al.on~; wi.tl~i this proposa~l Cl~ie wnol.e <br />bui1.di.n~ would t,>e sprinkl.ered. Nard~i.ni. nointed ouC tP~at Che bu:i7.di.ng <br />was i.n vi.olaCi.on ot the co~7e ziC the t:i.rae ~i_t uins put up. Nard~-n'i. <br />stated Chat t:hc City is a'lready livinp; tv:i.tl~i a b~d ,ituation and Chis <br />can helo it. ~ir. Por,berg agreed thaC Ci~ie G~i.ty h~a, a chance to <br />improve a beid situat.ion< <br />A?rs. Nard~ini pointed out t:hat wlaen the bu-ildin„ was buiLt., NCi.ddle <br />Street uras not .in exi.stenc.e. nlardioi aslced iE thc Citry can request <br />that ,Budget Power move bac1;. From tJie streeL ~t thi.s po:int. <br />Pa~c _9- <br />